Dent coached the Hawks' American Hockey League affiliate for six seasons and signed a three-year extension in April 2016, but a couple of incidents over the last few months sealed his fate in the organization.

A source said Dent drew the Hawks' ire in March when he apologized to fans on Twitter after the Hawks traded Spencer Abbott and Sam Carrick, two of the IceHogs' best players, to the Ducks. Dent later deleted the tweet.

The Hawks traded another IceHog, Mark McNeill, to the Stars for Johnny...

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